Familial and socio-economic characteristics of juvenile delinquents: Association between socio-economic factors and aggression

Abstract

Juvenile delinquents refer to individuals who engage in criminal or unlawful actions prior to reaching adulthood. Judicial delinquency is a pervasive social ailment that affects the entire world, but the situation is particularly dire in India. It is an extremely alarming situation for any nation as it detrimentally impacts the lives of the younger generation. Similar to numerous other countries worldwide, the prevalence of youthful criminality is rising swiftly in India as well. This study explores the familial and socio-economic aspects of the juvenile delinquents of three different Government Observatories of Uttar Pradesh in India. Data of 300 juvenile delinquents were obtained from the Government Observatory of Ayodhya, Gorakhpur and Lucknow, 100 juveniles from each district government observatory. Purposive sampling was employed. Results showed that majority of the juveniles come from the agricultural (Farmer) background and their parents’ have only primary education. Respondents from nuclear families showed more aggression in physical aspect than respondents from joint families. No significant co-relation was found between respondents aggression and their family income.